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{{a|plainenglish|{{image|Subjunctive|png|“''The kind of life I would lead were I not the man I am, and have led the life I have in fact led, but were a man I am not, and led a life I did not''” {{vsr|1847}}}}}}{{d|Subjunctive|/səbˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv/|adj}} | {{a|plainenglish|{{image|Subjunctive|png|“''The kind of life I would lead were I not the man I am, and have led the life I have in fact led, but were a man I am not, and led a life I did not''” {{vsr|1847}}}}}}{{d|Subjunctive|/səbˈdʒʌŋ(k)tɪv/|adj}} | ||
An adjective denoting a mood expressing what one imagines, wishes or believes conceptually possible, but is not in fact ''so''. In grammar, the corresponding verbal mode. | An adjective denoting a mood expressing what one imagines, wishes or believes conceptually possible, but is not in fact ''so''. In grammar, the corresponding verbal mode. This uses ''were'' instead of ''was''. | ||
If I were to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? | If I ''were'' to have been writing an article about [[subjunctive]]s, what would you say? If I ''were'' subject to the EMIR clearing obligation — it imagines aworld that could exist, but in fact does not. | ||
The definition of [[passive progressive]]: someone who says: | The definition of [[passive progressive]]: someone who says: | ||